BASKETBALL-ROWDY FANSCarlsbad High School imposes new basketball fan rules(Information from: Carlsbad Current-Argus, http://www.currentargus.com/)CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A southeastern New Mexico high school has imposed crowd restrictions after improper behavior from student fans.The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports Carlsbad High School Athletic Director James Johns announced this week he was barring students from sitting on the bottom row of the bleachers during games.The move came after several students were escorted from a Jan. 29 and Feb. 1 games because of unruly behavior toward opposing teams.Carlsbad's boys' basketball coach Jamaal Brown says he agrees with the safety aspect of the bleacher rules.The New Mexico Activities Association sent a letter last week to Estancia High School Athletic Director Stewart Burnett and put the central New Mexico school on notice after receiving reports of rowdy fans.

NEW MEXICO-REGENTSLujan Grisham appoints 5 to University of New Mexico regentsSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is making appointments to fill five seats on the University of New Mexico Board of Regents.Lujan Grisham's appointments announced Saturday include businesswoman Kimberly Sanchez Rael and UNM law Professor Emeritus Robert Schwartz for six-year terms, former Regents Sandra K. Begay and Douglas M. Brown for four-year term and student Melissa C. Henry to a two-year term.The appointments are subject to confirmation by the state Senate.Lujan Grisham as governor-elect in December announced creation of advisory committees to make recommendations for regents appointments after interviewing prospective candidates and checking the background of each.___BORDER-BANNONBannon: Trump 'knows it's time to get on with' building wallGREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon says he doesn't think President Donald Trump will back away from his proposed southern border wall.As congressional negotiators in Washington worked toward a border security deal, KGUN-TV reports that Bannon told a Green Valley, Arizona, town hall sponsored by wall supporters that he doubts Trump will (quote) "take anything short of actually building the wall."According to Bannon, after "many years of talking" about border security, Trump "now knows that it's time to get on with it."The town hall meeting was held by a foundation trying to raise money to build a border wall.Participants in the Washington talks said they expect funding to end up well below the $5.7 billion sought by Trump to begin construction of the wall.

STATE POLICE OFFICER-FAKE TICKETSNew Mexico officer accused of claiming fake hours, ticketsALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State Police officer assigned to the Alamogordo area is accused of claiming hours he didn't work and claiming to have written hundreds of fake traffic citations that didn't exist.The Alamogordo Daily News reports that a criminal complaint filed Thursday accuses 25-year-old Joseph Andrew Gonzalez, of El Paso, Texas, of receiving public money for services not rendered and forgery.The State Police said it doesn't tolerate dishonesty and that Gonzalez faces discipline that could include termination.The agency said it began investigating after a supervisor noticed a discrepancy between how many traffic citations that Gonzalez claimed in his activity log compared with the number logged in the state's computer system.Court records don't list a defense attorney for Gonzalez who could comment on the allegations.BORDER ARRESTS-NEW MEXICOBorder Patrol arrests 290 migrants near port in New MexicoANTELOPE WELLS, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested 290 Central Americans who entered the country illegally near a port of entry in a remote area of southwestern New Mexico.Customs and Border Protection said the migrants arrested early Friday near Antelope Wells 122 miles (197 kilometers) west of El Paso, Texas, were from Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras and that they included a boy who appeared to be ill and who was taken to a hospital for treatment.CBP said over 27 groups of more than 100 people have been apprehended in the area in the fiscal year that started Oct. 1.It is unclear what's driving the uptick of large groups in remote areas but families make up a large and growing percentage of arrests across the border.BORDER PORT SHOOTINGUS border agency: Man shot by officer in critical conditionTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old U.S. citizen shot and wounded by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at a port of entry is in critical condition in an Arizona hospital.A CBP statement released Saturday said the man was shot Thursday night in Nogales, Arizona as he accelerated the pickup he was driving toward Mexico. The man was being questioned by CBP agents who had determined that the vehicle had a license plate for a different vehicle.According to CBP, the pickup crossed a few yards into Mexico before it struck a concrete barrier.The man's identity wasn't released. He was initially taken to hospital in Nogales, Mexico.CBP said an uninjured passenger was released by Mexican authorities and the officer who shot the driver wasn't injured.IMMIGRATION-FACILITY-MUMPSMumps confirmed in 7 detainees at Houston ICE facilityHOUSTON (AP) — Health officials say seven cases of the mumps have been confirmed at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Houston.The Houston Health Department said Saturday that the seven adults were detained during their infectious period. Health officials say there's no evidence the disease was transmitted outside the facility.The health department is working with the facility on infection control.Mumps is contagious and spreads through coughing and sneezing. Common symptoms are fever, headache, and painfully swollen salivary glands that can cause puffy cheeks. Most people recover within weeks. Outbreaks are rare but have happened in Texas and the Houston region.The mumps vaccine is part of routine childhood shots. U.S. health officials recommend that by age 6, all children get vaccinated for mumps, measles and rubella.

SNOW-SKI BOOMSanta Fe also seeing benefits of good ski season(Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, http://www.santafenewmexican.com)SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Snow this winter is helping the peaks above Santa Fe, and those ski tourist dollars are trickling into town.The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Santa Fe ski shops, hotels and restaurants report booming business like they haven't seen in years.Cottam's Ski Shop manager Kale Snider says this season so far is the second biggest year the shop has had.And Ski-Tech Santa Fe manager Jonah Boudreau says the area has seen the best snow since 1998 and the most tourists he's ever seen.Snider says Ski Santa Fe has a snow base of 57 inches (145 centimeters) and snowfall of 140 inches (356 centimeters).___